jeanchristophe.me
Published on 12/26/07 at 05:22
Les Paul type guitar made in China
Body and set neck mahogany, maple table
Rosewood fingerboard, profile D handle, 22 jumbo frets
Fixed bridge, Gotoh mechanical.
Fernandes Sustainer neck pickup, Seymour Duncan JB Bridge pickup.
A volume, a general tone, selector microphones.
2 changeover to initiate the Sustainer
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/me.html
UTILIZATION
Clean finish. Painting beautiful and simple, flawless inlay, net income, well-fitting frets "that do not exceed the handle" (I've seen, if so ...). Micro already set (1-2 mm of the last string as freight boxes, for humuckers is ok. The string action is set low enough, but that's how I play, so I myself found right away, I did not touch.
Easy handling. The handle D is nice, and finish "metallic black" gives a gentle touch sensation: the position changes are fluid. I'm not a big fan of jumbo frets, but hey ... I myself do.
The weight is honest, compared to other "Les Paul-like". This is of mahogany, had remained dense, so it's quite heavy.
For audio, see below.
SOUNDS
I often judge the electric guitars made by their "sound" or disconnected. Here, no problem, the sound is full, balanced with a beautiful natural sustain. We start with a good foundation.
Connected, the Monterey announced my color: it is made to rock. JB in the bridge is incisive, well-edged, very present but not garish. The neck pickup, the Sustainer, behaves like a normal microphone in idle mode. Flute sound and quite round, half way between a single and a double. I'm surprised: I expected a micro without much personality, it is his "juice" and punch, from blues to hard.
THEN: j'enclenche the Sustainer.
First, it disables the switch, and there is no other choice but the bridge pickup, the JB. Is imposed. Thus, the Sustainer function.
With distortion: the Sustainer replace the amp for feedback, it is pure rock, it's wild and beautiful, amazing. In "harmonic", the Feedback go to the fifth or an octave higher, it is a very pleasurable experience. And reduced volume, thank you for the ears!
In the clear: Welcome to another world. The chords are supported, the notes (even artificial harmonics) last indefinitely. The ambiences are dreamlike and air. Great. But, but ... The Sustainer generates a stray light in the treble, and it requires patience (and a screwdriver) to fine-tune the 4 small (and fragile) pots on the back of the guitar, by removing a plate. .. Yeah. I am a bit disappointed all the same.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had a week and relies on it for my pop-rock songs with very very rock. She walks very well in the blues or jazz (plugged into a JC-120 not too bright, well, it works ...).
Special feature: the Sustainer ben, hey!
Have I tried other models? Les Pauls, a few, but Sustainer, no.
Value for money: VERY GOOD. The finish in particular.
I do it again this choice? Time will tell. It's still pretty, right?
Body and set neck mahogany, maple table
Rosewood fingerboard, profile D handle, 22 jumbo frets
Fixed bridge, Gotoh mechanical.
Fernandes Sustainer neck pickup, Seymour Duncan JB Bridge pickup.
A volume, a general tone, selector microphones.
2 changeover to initiate the Sustainer
http://www.fernandesguitars.com/me.html
UTILIZATION
Clean finish. Painting beautiful and simple, flawless inlay, net income, well-fitting frets "that do not exceed the handle" (I've seen, if so ...). Micro already set (1-2 mm of the last string as freight boxes, for humuckers is ok. The string action is set low enough, but that's how I play, so I myself found right away, I did not touch.
Easy handling. The handle D is nice, and finish "metallic black" gives a gentle touch sensation: the position changes are fluid. I'm not a big fan of jumbo frets, but hey ... I myself do.
The weight is honest, compared to other "Les Paul-like". This is of mahogany, had remained dense, so it's quite heavy.
For audio, see below.
SOUNDS
I often judge the electric guitars made by their "sound" or disconnected. Here, no problem, the sound is full, balanced with a beautiful natural sustain. We start with a good foundation.
Connected, the Monterey announced my color: it is made to rock. JB in the bridge is incisive, well-edged, very present but not garish. The neck pickup, the Sustainer, behaves like a normal microphone in idle mode. Flute sound and quite round, half way between a single and a double. I'm surprised: I expected a micro without much personality, it is his "juice" and punch, from blues to hard.
THEN: j'enclenche the Sustainer.
First, it disables the switch, and there is no other choice but the bridge pickup, the JB. Is imposed. Thus, the Sustainer function.
With distortion: the Sustainer replace the amp for feedback, it is pure rock, it's wild and beautiful, amazing. In "harmonic", the Feedback go to the fifth or an octave higher, it is a very pleasurable experience. And reduced volume, thank you for the ears!
In the clear: Welcome to another world. The chords are supported, the notes (even artificial harmonics) last indefinitely. The ambiences are dreamlike and air. Great. But, but ... The Sustainer generates a stray light in the treble, and it requires patience (and a screwdriver) to fine-tune the 4 small (and fragile) pots on the back of the guitar, by removing a plate. .. Yeah. I am a bit disappointed all the same.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had a week and relies on it for my pop-rock songs with very very rock. She walks very well in the blues or jazz (plugged into a JC-120 not too bright, well, it works ...).
Special feature: the Sustainer ben, hey!
Have I tried other models? Les Pauls, a few, but Sustainer, no.
Value for money: VERY GOOD. The finish in particular.
I do it again this choice? Time will tell. It's still pretty, right?